When a dozen children at Ariel school Zimbabwe reported seeing aliens in 1994, ufologists falsely assumed they'd had no exposure to UFO and sci-fi media.
The latest iteration of trendifying upskilling - 'knowlegemaxxing' - capitalises on the anxiety caused by social media overload and fears of 'brain rot'.
Whenever the regulation of pseudoscience is raised, we can reliably expect to hear the same objections – none of which justifies deceiving vulnerable people
